U.S. Delays Blacklisting DeepSeek and Dozens of Chinese Firms Despite Security Concerns
The Trump administration has held off adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT, and more than 100 other companies identified as national security risks to a key U.S. trade blacklist. The decision suggests that the White House is trying to avoid further inflaming tensions with Beijing, even as officials inside the U.S. government have […]
Fox Buys Roku in $22 Billion Deal to Control More of the Streaming Future
Fox Corp. has agreed to acquire streaming platform Roku in a $22 billion deal, a move that dramatically expands Fox’s position in digital television and advertising as traditional cable and satellite continue to weaken. The agreement would unite Fox’s news, sports and broadcast assets with Roku’s streaming-device and platform ecosystem, which reaches 100 million consumers […]
Trump’s Iran Deal Faces Skepticism on Capitol Hill as Senators Demand Details
President Donald Trump’s newly announced Iran deal is facing immediate scrutiny in Congress, where lawmakers from both parties say they still lack basic details about what the administration has actually agreed to. The deal was greeted with skepticism on Capitol Hill, even among some Republicans, because senators returned to Washington with only a broad outline […]
Google Weighs Samsung 2-Nanometer Production for Future TPU as AI Chip Demand Surges
Google is in talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture part of its next-generation artificial intelligence chip, a move that suggests the company is trying to diversify its chip supply chain as global demand for advanced AI hardware keeps rising. Google wants TSMC to build the main computing section of its next tensor processing unit, code-named […]
New Law Gives ICE and Border Patrol Funding Surge Through End of Trump’s Term
President Donald Trump signed a bill giving his immigration enforcement agenda nearly $70 billion in funding through the end of his term, locking in money for deportations, border operations and expanded federal enforcement. The law provides $38 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for the Border Patrol and another $5 billion for […]
New York County Faces Lawsuit Over Camera Network Tracking Millions of Drivers
A coalition of civil rights groups has filed a class action lawsuit against Westchester County, New York, challenging its massive license plate reader program as an unconstitutional surveillance system. The county has deployed nearly 600 license plate reader cameras that have collected about 1.6 billion scans of vehicles traveling through the suburban county just north […]
Musk and Bezos Battle for the Skies as Airlines Demand Faster Internet Above the Clouds
Airlines around the world are rushing to upgrade in-flight Wi-Fi, and Elon Musk’s Starlink has taken a clear early lead over Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Leo satellite network. Passengers increasingly expect fast, reliable internet in the air, especially premium travelers who want to stream, work, message, and stay connected during flights. That demand has turned aircraft […]
U.S. Spy Law Nears Deadline Amid Fight Over Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, one of the most important U.S. surveillance authorities, is set to expire on June 12, 2026, unless Congress renews it. The law allows U.S. intelligence agencies, including the NSA, FBI and CIA, to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign individuals located outside the United States with help from […]
AI Job Fears Move From Theory to Politics as Washington Searches for Worker Protections
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology story. It is becoming a major political and economic fight over jobs, wages, worker power and who benefits from automation. As companies move faster to adopt AI, lawmakers are trying to understand whether the technology will create new opportunities, eliminate millions of jobs, or do both at […]
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Years of U.S. Progress on Cleaner Air
Worsening wildfires are reversing more than a decade of U.S. progress in reducing smog, making the air dirtier and more dangerous for millions of Americans. National ground-level ozone pollution fell sharply from 2003 to 2015 because of stricter regulations on power plants, cars and diesel engines. But since 2015, larger and more frequent wildfires have […]
